Writing Related Sites

First, for anyone interested in being a writer, allow me to offer you this:F. Scott Fitzgerald on the Secret of Great Writing
How could one explain it better?
Now, to get on with it....
This is a simply page for me to store sites I found interesting to the pursuit of writing that I thought others might find useful.Availability of my writings:

It's probably just easiest to hit my Amazon.com Author Page to see all my works available there including my short stories in Anthologies and my won books in print as well as my short story and novel length ebooks. Don't forget my audio books as I also now have several available, also on Audible.com and iTunes.

"Death of Heaven", now in a revised 2nd edition with a great reworked cover graphic by artist Marvin Hayes, it is a massive epic Big Horror book available on Amazon KDP and in paper format. It is big, and expansive and tiny and chewy. I hope, if you read it, you will find it as enjoyable to ingest I found it to divest.

This is a list of screenplay contests I've submitted to. It will continue to grow over time. I also use MovieBytes - Winningscripts web site; and sometimes, WithOutABox.com for script submissions (but this one was so klunky to use, I try to avoid it like the plague).

BlackList1. Release for the Press (http://bit.ly/1ghW8Se) – With this, you can send up to 12 monthly press releases over a 12-month period, reaching more than 3,000 media outlets, creating thousands of linkbacks, and SEO power.

2. HootSuite (http://bit.ly/1ihwnWG) – With this, you can schedule FB posts, Tweets, Linkedin updates and more so you don’t have to be actively involved just to keep your fans/followers engaged.

3. Be Listed (http://bit.ly/Im7dGu) – With this, your book will boost exposure to thousands of readers and reviewers, plus more than 700 book clubs. Your title can reach millions of views, too, which means more sales.SpecScout (on specscout)

Writing Your Own Epitaph====
In 2011 I took a year's worth of Script Magazine and went
through the Who Sold What To Whom monthly column. Here are the indicated
Agencies who were representing the sales that were noted.

1. Entertain us…or it’s over!2. Make EVERYTHING more interesting.3. Give us a lead character we can’t stop following.4. Promise us something special…and deliver on it.5. Show us deeper meaning.6. Put your characters through hell.7. Free up your dialogue so you can express more character.8. Turn cliches into fresh ideas.9. Give yourself permission to write shit in your first draft…10. Rethink your script…until it is the most amazing it can be.